**CONTAINS SPOILERS**
Tonight’s episode of AEW DYNAMITE was broadcast live from the Forum in Los Angeles, CA!
Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Jim Ross were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.
It’s Wednesday night and you know what that means!
Trios Match!
AEW World Champion CM Punk & ROH World Tag Team Champions FTR—Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler vs. The Acclaimed’s “Platinum” Max Caster & The Gunn Club—Colten & Austin Gunn (with Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn)!
“Billy Gunn is mentoring the Acclaimed,” said Tony Schiavone.
Austin ate an elbow from Dax. FTR used their tandem offense on Austin Gunn. Cash Wheeler tagged in and sent Colten for a ride with a big bag drop. Max tagged in but Cash jumped over him. Cash tagged Punk in, and Punk hit Caster with forearms.
Max shoved Punk into the turnbuckles and then began stomping a mudhole. Punk rallied back with a crossbody press. Cash powerslammed Caster, but Austin Gunn quickly tagged in. The Gunn Club double teamed Dax with forearms and dropkicks.
Billy Gunn connected with a massive right hand from the floor to Dax Harwood. The Gunn Club punished “the Ax” with their double team bullying.
CM Punk tagged in and bodyslammed both members of the Gunn Club. Punk clipped Caster with a high kick. Punk dropped an elbow off the top rope to Austin but Billy Gunn stepped on the apron. Punk picked up Austin and powerbombed him onto Billy. CM Punk rocked Austin with the GTS, which was followed up by the Big Rig and Dax grabbed the pin!
“I loved every damn minute of this match. So proud of our new champion, CM Punk, and FTR,” said Jim Ross.
“Who is going to step up to CM Punk and vie for the world championship?” wondered Tony Schiavone.
CM Punk: You know I’ve never done drugs in my life but I imagine this is what it’d feel like. I’ve still got a lot of work to do, there’s still roads to travel. I know I’ve got to get better. That’s what this championship is about. I wouldn’t be here if my road to success wasn’t riddled with mistakes, but I learned from them. You can call me what you want but you’ve gotta call me the champ.”
Harwood: “Professional wrestling means the world to me. In the crowd right now are my beautiful wife and my baby, and those two things mean the world to me. Being champion means the world to me too.”
CM Punk: “That leads to New Japan Professional Wrestling, some of the best pro wrestlers in the world. I’m standing in the ring with two of the best. Forbidden Door, show me what you’ve got!”
Hiroshi Tanahashi from New Japan Pro Wrestling walked onto the ramp!
“The is one for the ages,” said Jim Ross.
“The Ace, the Grand Slam Champion in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and he has answered the challenge,” said Excalibur.
“Tanahashi has answered the challenge for Forbidden Door,” said Tony Schiavone.
Johnny Elite’s Open Contract Challenge Match!
Johnny Elite vs. ?
“The Redeemer” Miro answered the challenge! “The Redeemer” is back!
Johnny Elite slid in with a kick but Miro walloped Johnny with a lariat. Miro clubbed Johnny Elite in the turnbuckle with rights and lefts! Johnny Elite connected with some body shots but Miro snatched him and tossed him overhead.
“Miro has returned to AEW!” said Excalibur.
Johnny avoided a pump kick from Miro. Johnny followed up with a roundhouse kick to Miro. Johnny cracked Miro with a kick off the ropes and then a standing shooting star press! Johnny jumped off the top rope but Miro rolled out of the way and blasted Johnny Elite with a pump kick! Miro locked on Game Over and made Johnny Elite tap out!
“A decisive victory for ‘the Redeemer’ Miro,” said Jim Ross.
“The Wizard” Chris Jericho walked out with Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, and Jake Hager of the Jericho Appreciation Society!
Parker: “At DOUBLE OR NOTHING, we dominated Anarchy in the Arena, therefore AEW galaxy, appreciate us!”
Menard: “Daddy Magic wants to know, DOUBLE OR NOTHING, did you see it? Huh? Because if you did, you’d know right now that we’re the princes of pape, because no one does it better!”
Jericho: “I know you all wanted to sing, but you don’t deserve it tonight. What you deserve is the winners of the Anarch in the Arena Match, the Jericho Appreciation Society. But winning that match was not without its price. That psycho Eddie Kingston comes to the ring with a gas can, pours gasoline all over me, and wants to light me on fire? What kind of a man burns another man?
“And then there’s that other piece of trash, Bryan Danielson, who says, ‘I’m going to kick his head in.’ After he said that, Big Jake and I choked him out and he’s not here tonight. And that’s the same thing Daniel Garcia is going to do to Jon Moxley in the main event tonight. Because every time sports entertainers take on pro wrestlers, sports entertainers always win!”
Eddie Kingston and William Regal walked onto the ramp!
Kingston: “I’ll fight all of you right now. You know what? Mr. Regal, let them know where I want to fight them.”
Regal: “Blood and guts!”
Jericho: “You want blood and guts? You ain’t getting blood and guts.”
The Jericho Appreciation Society jumped Kingston. From behind, Ortiz got into the ring and smacked Jericho with the mad ball loaded sock. Ortiz took out a pair of scissors and clipped off some of Jericho’s sacred hair!
Jericho: “You cut my hair! My hair is worth more than your entire existence! You want Blood and Guts? You want to face us in Blood and Guts? Well you got it! But I’m going to shave your stupid head bald. I want Jericho versus Ortiz, hair versus hair! I’m going to beat you, shave you and burn you! Why? Because I’m a wizard!
Footage was shown from backstage that was filmed after Samoa Joe’s match at DOUBLE OR NOTHING.
Samoa Joe was attacked by Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh, who targeted his shoulder!
AEW World Tag Team Champions Jurassic Express—Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus—Christian Cage, Matt Hardy & Darby Allin (with Jeff Hardy) vs. Hikuleo, ReDRagon—Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly, and The Young Bucks—Matt & Nick Jackson (with Brandon Cutler)!
Adam Cole joined the commentary team for this match.
Kyle and Jungle Boy began the match, and Jungle Boy took down Kyle with a dropkick. Kyle tagged out to Bobby Fish, but Fish walked right into an arm drag. Christian Cage tagged in and he and Jungle Boy used a double hip toss on Fish.
Matt Hardy tagged in and dropped an elbow on Bobby Fish. Matt Jackson tagged in but so did Christian Cage, who hammered down with fists to Matt Jackson’s head. Christian Cage planted Matt with a swinging DDT! Christian Cage used a diving headbutt on Matt Jackson and then things broke down! Nick Jackson superkicked Christian Cage and then jumped over the top rope onto the opposition!
Luchasaurus tagged in and hurled Matt Jackson across the ring. He rammed Kyle O’Reilly into Nick Jackson in the turnbuckles. Luchasaurus tried to chokeslam Nick but Nick escaped and kicked Luchasaurus. Jungle Boy hit a destroyer and then Luchasaurus used a standing moonsault on Nick, but Nick broke up the pin attempt!
Hikuleo tagged in and tried to chokeslam Luchasaurus but Luchasaurus headbutted Hikuleo. Darby tagged in and dropkicked Kyle into the corner. Darby used coffin splashes on ReDRagon and then nailed Kyle with an over-the-top stunner! Darby attempted the coffin drop to the outside but Hikuleo caught him! ReDRagon double teamed Darby outside the ring.
Matt Jackson tried to delete Nick Jackson and then Kyle, and then Bobby, ramming their heads into the turnbuckles. Hikuleo had enough and whipped Matt Hardy into the corner. Christian Cage came off the top to dropkick Hikuleo and Matt Hardy followed up with the Twist of Fate. Christian Cage speared Hikuleo off the apron! The Bucks superkicked Luchasaurus and then Jungle Boy!
“They’re scoring big time! Their timing is amazing,” said Jim Ross.
ReDRagon hit the high low and then the Bucks used the Meltzer Driver on Jungle Boy, and Matt Jackson pinned him!
“The Young Bucks just pinned the AEW Tag champions. They’re going to get those back,” said Adam Cole.
Tony Schiavone was on the ramp to interview Athena!
Athena: “I can finally say it: Athena is All Elite, baby! It’s not a surprise why I’m here: the competition, and one in particular, TBS Champion Jade Cargill.
“Jade, all streaks were made to be broken and I am going to be the one to break yours. So you can say this or that Jade but I am the fallen goddess.”
Jade Cargill walked out with her publicist Stokely Hathaway, interrupting Athena. Stokely told Athena there’d be no challenge today, and Red Velvet and Kiera Hogan tried to intimidate Athena. Out walked Kris Statlander and Anna Jay to even up the odds. Stokely Hathaway ordered security to usher them out!
Wardlow vs. JD Drake!
“How good is it to say officially this man is an employee of All Elite Wrestling?” asked Excalibur.
Drake chopped at Wardlow but Wardlow wound up and landed a massive lariat on Drake. Wardlow picked up Drake and pancaked him down onto the mat! Wardlow powerbombed JD Drake! He followed up with another powerbomb and then pinned Drake!
“Wardlow is pretty damn special,” said Jim Ross.
Tony Schiavone approached Wardlow to interview him in the ring.
They were interrupted by “Smart” Mark Sterling who had a security team with him. Sterling served Wardlow with legal documents, saying he was suing him on behalf of the security guards. Wardlow powerbombed one of the security guards and then ripped up the papers.
Lexy was backstage with TNT Champion Scorpio Sky, “All Ego” Ethan Page, and American Top Team’s Dan Lambert.
They discussed Sky’s match against Dante Martin this Friday on RAMPAGE.
Dante interrupted the interview and said he was going to prove to Sky that he’s better than him.
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter (with Rebel) vs. Ruby Soho & Toni Storm!
Toni squared off with Britt, but Britt took a cheap shot on Toni. Storm fired back with kicks to Baker and then Baker bailed out to the arena floor.
Toni Storm rolled up Britt but Britt kicked out. Ruby Soho tagged in and she and Toni blasted Britt with stereo kicks. Baker managed to connect with a twisting neck breaker on Ruby onto the floor.
Ruby grabbed Britt and suplexed her. Toni Storm tagged in and hit a high German suplex on Hayter. Toni launched off the bottom rope with a swinging DDT. Ruby was looking for the foot stomp but walked into a thrust kick from Britt.
The fans chanted “This is awesome!”
Hayter hoisted up Roby and spiked her across her knee! Baker tagged in and threw Ruby with a butterfly suplex. Ruby rallied back with the No Future kick on Baker. Ruby attempted a cradle pin but Hayter turned the momentum the other way so Baker could reverse it. Baker connected with a swinging neck breaker. Ruby finished off Baker with Destination Unknown and pinned her!
Hayter attacked Toni Storm and Ruby Soho after the match with Britt’s trophy belt from the Owen!
Main Event Time!
Blackpool Combat Club’s Jon Moxley vs. Jericho Appreciation Society’s Daniel Garcia!
“The Wizard” Chris Jericho and William Regal joined the commentary team for this match.
Moxley mauled Garcia with chops from pillar to post. Garcia answered with palm strikes of his own. Moxley slapped Garcia in the face and then kicked him in the spine!
Garcia dropped Moxley to his knees with two vicious headbutts. Moxley was busted wide open! Garcia whipped Moxley into the steel ring steps. He trapped Moxley’s leg in between the ring steps and the steel post and then dropkicked it!
Garcia tried for a sharpshooter but Moxley gouged Garcia’s eyes. Mox picked up Garcia and slammed him on the steel ring steps! Moxley followed up with lariats in the corner. Moxley suplexed Daniel Garcia off the turnbuckles and then battered him with hammer and anvil elbows. Garcia rolled through and then began to drop elbows on Moxley.
Moxley applied a cross arm breaker but Garcia countered with a submission until Moxley grabbed the ropes. Garcia nailed Moxley with a piledriver for a near fall!
Garcia locked on a sharpshooter but Moxley escaped. Moxley splashed Garcia onto the timekeeper’s table. Jericho sprinted to the ring, but Eddie Kingston ran down and began to hammer Jericho. Moxley smashed Garcia with the Paradigm Shift and then pinned him!
After the match, Moxley said to sign him up for Blood & Guts!
Catch AEW DYNAMITE on TBS next Wednesday live at 8/7ct from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, MO!
This Friday tune in to RAMPAGE on TNT live from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA at 10pm ET!
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